The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s case New York criminal case He adjourned the main sentence on Tuesday on whether or not the president-elect has been convicted shall be set aside in accordance with the correspondence between the parties.
Trump’s team wants the case dismissed, and prosecutors say they need time to assess next steps now that Trump is running for a second term. The court gave them a week to file their position, the clerk informed both parties in a court filing.
In a letter to the judge Juan Merchanprosecutors said they agreed to Trump’s request to remain in the country to consider how to proceed given his new status as president-elect.
“The People agree that these are unprecedented cases, and the arguments raised by defense counsel in Friday’s public correspondence require careful consideration of any next steps in this process to appropriately balance the competing interests of (1) a guilty verdict by a jury. a trial with a presumption of due process.” and (2) the Office of the President,” prosecutor Matthew Colangelo wrote in a letter to the judge.
“Accordingly, the People respectfully request that the upcoming scheduled dates be postponed to allow the People time to evaluate these recent developments and set a date of November 19, 2024, to inform the Court of our disposition of the appropriate steps,” it added.
In response, Mercan’s clerk said the joint motion for a stay was granted and ordered prosecutors to file their position by 10 a.m. on the 19th.
Trump’s sentencing was originally scheduled for November 26, but that date has now been put on hold It is not yet clear when or if the judge will continue the sentence.
Trump was convicted in May of 34 felonies in connection with a hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. He denied any wrongdoing.
Mercha’s ruling, expected on Tuesday, was related to Trump’s motion to dismiss the indictment and dismiss the indictment because there was some evidence in the case that prosecutors should not have been able to use under the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity. .
The Supreme Court decision was issued on July 1, days before Trump’s sentencing in New York.
The New York case was the only one of four criminal cases brought against Trump since he left office in 2021, and the jury’s decision for the first time the former president had ever been convicted of a crime.